Exhibition Information

Exhibition view

Exhibition view

Exhibition view

Exhibition view

			Pipe Gallery presents《Afterglow》, a solo exhibition of works by Jonghwan Jin, on view from March 20 to April 18. Jonghwan Jin’s paintings exist between fleeting moments and lingering impressions, between what fades and what remains. The artist does not simply capture a specific moment but embodies the fluid interplay of light and color as they dissolve and transform within the passage of time. This is akin to an “afterglow”—the residual light that lingers in the sky long after the sun has set. The subtle echoes of vanishing light and the indistinct yet undeniable passage of time fill his canvases.

Jonghwan Jin(b.1991)’s practice is not about depicting landscapes but rather about recording the shifting essence of light and seasonal transitions through sensory perception. His colors blend and accumulate in layers, creating surfaces that are both dense and fluid. As wind leaves its traces and light alters hues at dusk, he visualizes the unseen changes onto the canvas. His visual explorations are deeply connected to nature’s cyclical rhythms, where one season dissolves into the next, forming an abstract yet tangible threshold of change.

Like an afterglow, his paintings do not assert themselves through rigid forms but through movement and traces. Light and color establish themselves within the composition, shifting with the viewer’s gaze. Jonghwan Jin’s work captures the beauty of impermanence, uncovering vivid tones and structures within what seems to have disappeared. His paintings do not freeze a single moment in time but instead invite us to experience the ceaseless ebb and flow of light and time.

Pipe Gallery’s《Afterglow》seeks to move beyond mere visual experience, inviting us to encounter moments where time, memory, and perception converge. Just as the fading glow of dusk stirs personal recollections, Jonghwan Jin’s paintings create a space where each viewer’s own sensory memories come to the surface.